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Drugs and the Nervous System

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stimulant
A drug that temporarily quickens some vital process
depressant
A drug that reduces excitability and calms a person
marijuana
The most commonly used illicit drug
alcohol
Liquid in drinks like beer and wine that adults sometimes have
nicotine
An alkaloid poison that occurs in tobacco
amphetamine
A central nervous system stimulant that increases energy and decreases appetite
codeine
Derivative of opium
dopamine
A monoamine neurotransmitter found in the brain and essential for the normal functioning of
cirrhosis
A chronic disease interfering with the normal functioning of the liver
liver
Large and complicated reddish-brown glandular organ located in the upper right portion of
lungs
Either of two saclike respiratory organs in the chest of vertebrates (plural)
aids
The abbreviation for acquired immunodeficiency syndrome, an advanced stage of HIV infection.

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